Ahn Cheol-soo "Accepts People Power Party's Demand... Single Candidate Must Step Forward from the 25th" (Update)

Ahn Cheol-soo, the People's Party candidate for Seoul mayor, is holding a press conference on the 19th at the National Assembly Communication Hall regarding the "unification with Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor." Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] Ahn Cheol-soo, the People's Party candidate for Seoul mayor, has expressed his willingness to accept the unification method demanded by the People Power Party.

On the 19th, Ahn held a press conference at the National Assembly and stated, "I will accept the unification method requested by Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, and Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate," adding, "Even if it is disadvantageous and unreasonable to me, I will endure it as long as unification can be achieved quickly."

Until now, Ahn had insisted on 100% wireless phone surveys regarding public opinion polls, while Oh had maintained that landline phones should be included.

He continued, "It is more important for the opposition to win than for me to win, and it is more important to keep the public promise regarding unification," and said, "Since I accept the proposal from Oh's side, there will be no major disagreements in practical matters either." He explained that if the survey starts this weekend, the unified candidate could be decided by the 22nd.

Ahn also emphasized, "We must complete the unification quickly so that the unified candidate can appear from the official campaign start day on the 25th, not the day before the ballot printing on the 28th," adding, "I believe this is the minimum political duty to the citizens of Seoul for failing to achieve unification before the registration date."

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